The Indiana Jones of the 11th Century! Finalist - ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award A VIKING EPIC! Action, Adventure and Romance from Norway, across the Steppe and along the Silk Route into China's torious Taklamakan desert! Experience friendship, dignity, hour, love, betrayal and greed against the backdrop of a hostile environment which gives quarter - just what one expects from a Viking. Sypsis: As the Viking age is brought to an end in 1066 with igminious defeat at the battle of Stamford Bridge, a rag-tag group of Vikings conclude the quiet life is t for them and they decide to go-a-Viking one last time. They retrace a journey of their youth across the European Steppe and down the mighty Dniepr River to Byzantium. However a chance discovery in a Kiev library leads them to venture even further afield - to Astrakhan, across the Caspian sea, up the mighty Oxus river, through Parthia and Bactria and along the ancient Silk Route into Asia and Tian Xia (China). Engaged in a battle t of their choosing, they inflict fatalities on the sinister and evil Black Scorpions who want to exact their revenge. Pursued, they flee by night across the Roof of the World and meet the remnants of the lost European tribe of Asia, the Hepthalites, who offer them protection in their city, hidden in the Tien Shan - the Celestial Mountains. A place where romance is kindled and love unexpectedly blossoms. During their winter sojourn in the Hidden City they gather more clues, and in the spring continue with their quest, on into the Taklamakan desert. The desert so called by locals because those who venture in seldom venture out. More danger and peril lies in wait for this rag-tag Viking crew as they travel along the Silk Route - the world's first super-highway. At the eastern end of their journey they meet the Lang Ren, the Wolf people of Lou Lan, outcasts thieves and criminals living in an abandoned city in the desert. A city without water. A city about to die. A city in which the final clue to their quest is uncovered. What fate awaits this rejected element of Asian society? Can this motley crew intercede on their behalf? Will the fundamental cultural differences between the Vikings, Jews and Moslems in the group cause them to self destruct, or will the adversities they face cause them to overcome these differences and become a unified fighting unit? A beautifully bound 420 page hardback with historical companion, place name lexicon, character descriptions and maps.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abela Publishing
ISBN-10
1907256008
ISBN-13
9781907256004
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105510433
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Sandhurst
Edited by
R U Books
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
John D Halsted
Date of Publication
04/02/2011
Format Details
Trade Paperback (US)
Subject
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Imprint
Abela Publishing
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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